Fili drew himself up to his feet, glancing up to the lady before him. While she did not entirely look like any elf Fili had met, it was that race that was called to mind as he looked at her. Fresh from the dungeons of Mirkwood, that gave him pause. "I am unstepped upon, lady," he replied cautiously. His temper was slower to rise than Thorin's, but his trust remained wary.

"Are you an elf?" he asked of her bluntly, seeing no cause to avoid the question.